{"id":2586492,"date":"2026-04-02T11:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-sue-trump-administration-over-mail-in-ballot-executive-order\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:16:44","slug":"democrats-sue-trump-administration-over-mail-in-ballot-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-sue-trump-administration-over-mail-in-ballot-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats sue Trump administration over mail-in ballot executive order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-sue-trump-administration-over-mail-in-ballot-executive-order%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats sued the Trump administration over an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-led-states-sue-biden-admin-over-expansive-climate-order-targeting-trump-legacy\/\" title=\"Republican-Led ...s Sue Biden Admin Over Expansive Climate ... Targeting Trump Legacy\">executive order aimed<\/a> at restricting mail-in voting, arguing it is indeed unconstitutional and oversteps federal authority. The order directs the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile lists of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >verified citizens eligible<\/a> to vote in every state, bars the Postal Service from delivering ballots to people not on a state-approved list, and requires ballots to be secured in barcode-tracked envelopes. The lawsuit was filed by the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Governors Association, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who contend that election administration is primarily a state matter under the Constitution. Republicans and the White House defended the order as a measure to secure elections, while Democrats criticized it as voter suppression. The action comes as the SAVE America Act remains stalled in Congress, and trump defended the order during a signing ceremony, suggesting he might appeal if challenged.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats sue Trump over mail-in ballot executive order<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2550294\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Leaders of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> filed a lawsuit against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a>, arguing the president&rsquo;s latest attempt to restrict mail-in voting is unconstitutional and an overreach of federal authority.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president-donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17568\">President Donald Trump<\/a> signed an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/03\/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/03\/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections\/\">executive order<\/a> outlining a sweeping set of mandates on mail-in ballots. The order directs the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-security-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8886\">Social Security Administration<\/a> to compile lists of verified citizens eligible to vote in every state.<\/p>\n<p>It also bars the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/04\/localimages\/AP24029694992350.jpg\" type=\"attachment\" id=\"3010237\">Postal Service<\/a> from delivering ballots to people not on a state&rsquo;s approved mail-in voter list and requires ballots to be secured in barcode-tracked envelopes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The lawsuit, filed by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3400\">Democratic National Committee<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-governors-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2141\">Democratic Governors Association<\/a>, and Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY), argues that the Constitution gives states, not the federal government, primary authority over election administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Executive Order&rsquo;s provisions are convoluted and confusing,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-2026-04-01-Complaint-2.pdf\">the lawsuit reads<\/a>. &ldquo;What is clear is that it dramatically restricts the ability of Americans to vote by mail, impinging on traditional state authority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration emphasized its focus on securing elections, criticizing the Democrats&rsquo; lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only Democrat politicians and operatives would be upset about lawful efforts to secure American elections and ensure only eligible American citizens are casting ballots,&rdquo; White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;President Trump campaigned on securing our elections and the American people sent him back to the White House to get the job done.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The legal challenge comes as little surprise. Democratic leaders quickly and forcefully condemned the order after it was signed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republican extremists are determined to make it harder for people to vote so they can desperately cling to power,&rdquo; House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2026\/03\/31\/leader-jeffries-statement-on-donald-trumps-voter-suppression-executive-order\/\">in a Tuesday statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer struck a similarly combative tone, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/2039091317301522606?s=20\">writing on X<\/a>: &ldquo;See you in court. You will lose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s executive action appears to sidestep Congress as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4510774\/jd-vance-wrong-save-america-act-not-worth-killing-filibuster\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a> remains stalled during a two-week Easter and Passover recess. The act would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-garland-wouldnt-condemn-radical-positions-of-other-doj-nominees\/\" title=\"Mike Lee: Garland Wouldn\u2019t Condemn Radical Positions Of Other DOJ Nominees\">require voter identification<\/a> to cast a ballot and proof of citizenship to register.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4511712\/trump-executive-order-mail-in-voting\/\"><strong>TRUMP ORDERS POSTAL SERVICE TO LIMIT MAIL BALLOTS TO VOTERS ON NEW DHS-APPROVED LISTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=ELT3855m3qA&amp;time_continue=8&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2F\">signing ceremony on Tuesday<\/a>, Trump brushed aside concerns about legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how it can be challenged. &hellip; You may find a rogue judge,&rdquo; he told reporters. &ldquo;You get a lot of rogue judges, very bad, bad people, very bad judges. But that&rsquo;s the only way that can be changed, and hopefully we&rsquo;ll win an appeal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats sue Trump over mail-in ballot executive order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2586493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25308727870419.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6571,4585,5894],"class_list":["post-2586492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elections","tag-lawsuit","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25308727870419.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586496,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586492\/revisions\/2586496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}